World English Bible
"and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables."
— 2 Timothy 4:4, World English Bible
“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. ”
“And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.”
“And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.”
“And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.”
“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.